Rope ladder climbing trainer

ABSTRACT

A rope ladder attached to a ceiling, the rope ladder including a first rope including a plurality of first hand holds disposed at predetermined intervals along a length of the first rope, and a second rope including a plurality of second hand holds disposed at predetermined intervals along a length of the first rope.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The present general inventive concept relates generally to a rope ladder climbing trainer.

2. Description of the Related Art

Sports climbing requires an emphasis on upper body strength and strain tolerance, as weakness in arm strength can potentially cause serious injuries to climbers that lose their grip and fall from extreme heights. However, not many products within the current market provide climbing enthusiasts the ability to effectively target and train muscles while also building endurance.

Therefore, there is a need for a device that helps climbing enthusiasts train for various types of climbing conditions.

SUMMARY

The present general inventive concept provides a rope ladder climbing trainer.

Additional features and utilities of the present general inventive concept will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the general inventive concept.

The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may be achieved by providing a rope ladder attached to a ceiling, the rope ladder including a first rope including a plurality of first hand holds disposed at predetermined intervals along a length of the first rope, and a second rope including a plurality of second hand holds disposed at predetermined intervals along a length of the first rope.

The plurality of first hand holds and the plurality of second hand holds may have shapes of balls.

The plurality of first hand holds may be disposed apart from each other along the first rope at intervals ranging between six and eighteen inches, and the plurality of second hand holds are disposed apart from each other along the second rope at intervals ranging between six and eighteen inches.

The first rope may further include a first attachment portion disposed at a first end of the first rope to attach to the ceiling, and a first handle disposed at a second end of the first rope, and the second rope may further include a second attachment portion disposed at a first end of the second rope to attach to the ceiling, and a second handle disposed at a second end of the second rope.

The first handle may include a first handle attachment portion attached to the second end of the first rope, and a first grip attached to the first handle attachment portion, and the second handle may include a second handle attachment portion attached to the second end of the second rope, and a second grip attached to the second handle attachment portion.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other features and utilities of the present generally inventive concept will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a side perspective view of a rope ladder attached to a ceiling, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Various example embodiments (a.k.a., exemplary embodiments) will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which some example embodiments are illustrated. In the figures, the thicknesses of lines, layers and/or regions may be exaggerated for clarity.

Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of various modifications and alternative forms, embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the figures and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit example embodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, example embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure. Like numbers refer to like/similar elements throughout the detailed description.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.).

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art. However, should the present disclosure give a specific meaning to a term deviating from a meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill, this meaning is to be taken into account in the specific context this definition is given herein.

FIG. 1 illustrates a side perspective view of a rope ladder 100 attached to a ceiling 10, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

The rope ladder 100 may be attached to the ceiling 10, or alternatively, may be attached to a door frame or any other surface that allows the rope ladder 100 to hang therefrom.

Referring to FIG. 1, the rope ladder 100 may include a first rope 110 a and a second rope 110 b.

The first rope 110 a may include an attachment portion 111 a, a plurality of hand holds 120 a, and a handle 130 a.

The attachment portion 111 a may be disposed at a first end (i.e., a top end) of the first rope 110 a, and may be attached to the ceiling 10 via hooks, adhesive, or any other attachment mechanism known to one of ordinary skill in the art.

The plurality of hand holds 120 a may be disposed along a length of the first rope 110 a at predetermined intervals, and may have various shapes including, but not limited to, balls, circles, ovals, squares, diamonds, etc.

The plurality of hand holds 120 a may be disposed apart from each other along the first rope 110 a at intervals ranging between six and eighteen inches, but are not limited thereto.

The handle 130 a may be disposed at a second end (i.e., a bottom end) of the first rope 110 a.

The handle 130 a may include a grip 131 a to allow a user to grab thereonto, and may be attached to the first rope 110 a via a handle attachment portion 132 a. The handle attachment portion 132 a may also be attached to the grip 131 a.

The second rope 110 b may include an attachment portion 111 b, a plurality of hand holds 120 b, and a handle 130 b.

The attachment portion 111 b may be disposed at a first end (i.e., a top end) of the second rope 110 b, and may be attached to the ceiling 10 via hooks, adhesive, or any other attachment mechanism known to one of ordinary skill in the art.

The plurality of hand holds 120 b may be disposed along a length of the second rope 110 b at predetermined intervals, and may have various shapes including, but not limited to, balls, circles, ovals, squares, diamonds, etc.

The plurality of hand holds 120 b may be disposed apart from each other along the second rope 110 b at intervals ranging between six and eighteen inches, but are not limited thereto.

The handle 130 b may be disposed at a second end (i.e., a bottom end) of the second rope 110 b.

The handle 130 b may include a grip 131 b to allow a user to grab thereonto, and may be attached to the second rope 110 b via a handle attachment portion 132 b. The handle attachment portion 132 b may also be attached to the grip 131 b.

As such, the rope ladder 100 includes the first rope 110 a and the 110 b, which may be used in conjunction to help a climber train. More specifically, the user may first grab onto the grips 131 a and 131 b, and then may alternatingly climb up the plurality of hand holds 120 a and 120 b, since the plurality of hand holds 120 a and 120 b are disposed along the first rope 110 a and the second rope 110 b, respectively, at predetermined intervals. The climber may keep climbing up the rope ladder 100 using the plurality of hand holds 120 a and 120 b until the ceiling 10 is reached.

Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents. 

1. A rope ladder attached to a ceiling, the rope ladder comprising: a first rope comprising a plurality of first hand holds disposed at predetermined intervals along a length of the first rope; and a second rope comprising a plurality of second hand holds disposed at predetermined intervals along a length of the first rope.
 2. The rope ladder of claim 1, wherein the plurality of first hand holds and the plurality of second hand holds have shapes of balls.
 3. The rope ladder of claim 1, wherein the plurality of first hand holds are disposed apart from each other along the first rope at intervals ranging between six and eighteen inches, and the plurality of second hand holds are disposed apart from each other along the second rope at intervals ranging between six and eighteen inches.
 4. The rope ladder of claim 1, wherein: the first rope further comprises: a first attachment portion disposed at a first end of the first rope to attach to the ceiling, and a first handle disposed at a second end of the first rope; and the second rope further comprises: a second attachment portion disposed at a first end of the second rope to attach to the ceiling, and a second handle disposed at a second end of the second rope.
 5. The rope ladder of claim 4, wherein: the first handle comprises: a first handle attachment portion attached to the second end of the first rope, and a first grip attached to the first handle attachment portion; and the second handle comprises: a second handle attachment portion attached to the second end of the second rope, and a second grip attached to the second handle attachment portion. 